[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of] page 7

Paddington 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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VITAL STATISTICS.
The Metropolitan Borough of Paddington, as constituted under the London Government Act,
1899, covers an area of 1,356.1 acres, including 20.0 acres of waterways. It is co-extensive with
the Civil Parish and Registration District of the same name. The Borough is divided into nine
wards.

Table: General Summary of Vital Statistics.

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General Summary of Vital Statistics.

Year.	Estimated Population.*	Births.					Deaths at All Ages.						Deaths under One Year.
		Registered Locally.	Transfers.		Nett.		Registered Locally.	Gross Mortality.	Transfers.		Nett.		Registered Locally.		Nett.
		Registered Locally.	Out.	In.	Totals.	Rates.	Registered Locally.	Gross Mortality.	Out.	In.	Totals.	Mortality.	Number.	Mortality	Totals.	Mortality
		1926	146,700	2,131	345	462	2,248	15.32	2,067	14.09	554	344	1,857	12.65	210	98	194	86
		1927	142,700	2,064	322	474	2,216	15.53	2,006	14.05	489	419	1,936	13.56	188	91	176	79
1928	145,200	2,074	376	479	2,177	14.99	1,954	13.45	507	446	1,893	13.03	186	89	186	85
1929	142,800	2,058	447	518	2,129	14.90	2,344	16.41	550	417	2,211	15.48	230	111	215	101
1930	142,800	2,216	524	469	2,161	15.13	1,890	13.23	482	397	1,805	12.64	174	78	169	78
1931	140,300	2,073	402	464	2,075	14.79	2,000	14.25	589	420	1,831	13.05	228	110	182	87
1932	143,600	1,765	401	613	1,977	13.76	1,817	12.65	601	688	1,904	13.26	220	121	212	107
1933	141,900	1,855	460	508	1,903	13.41	1,864	13.13	567	599	1,896	13.36	171	92	163	85
1934	139,790	2,104	589	394	1,909	13.70	1,756	12.56	580	567	1,743	12.47	185	88	183	95
1935	138,600	2,038	547	473	1,964	14.17	1,623	11.71	543	595	1,675	12.08	154	75	140	71
1936	139,200	2,053	640	508	1,921	13.80	1,807	12.98	606	582	1,783	12.81	160	78	139	72
1937	138,300	1,978	599	509	1,888	13.65	1,887	13.64	643	562	1,806	13.05	149	75	125	66

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* Registrar-General's estimates of resident population.
POPULATION.

Table: The following table shows the population distributed among the Wards in the proportions recorded at the Census of 1931. All rates for 1937 quoted in this report are based on these figures.

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The following table shows the population distributed among the Wards in the proportions recorded at the Census of 1931. All rates for 1937 quoted in this report are based on these figures.

The Borough	138,300
Wards—
Queen's Park	12,999	North Paddington 66,398
Harrow Road	24,309
Maida Vale	22,212
Town	6,878
Westbourne	24,097	South Paddington 71,902
Church	16,537
Lancaster Gate, West	9,444
Lancaster Gate, East	9,468
Hyde Park	12,356

Table: UNEMPLOYMENT. The Ministry of Health desire that information should be published in the Annual Report showing the extent of unemployment in the Borough. The Divisional Controller, Ministry of Labour Divisional Office for Employment and Insurance, 59-62, Queen's Gardens, W.2, has very kindly furnished the following particulars for the year 1937:—

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UNEMPLOYMENT. The Ministry of Health desire that information should be published in the Annual Report showing the extent of unemployment in the Borough. The Divisional Controller, Ministry of Labour Divisional Office for Employment and Insurance, 59-62, Queen's Gardens, W.2, has very kindly furnished the following particulars for the year 1937:—

Month.	Insured residents (aged 16 to 64 years) recorded as unemployed.
Month.	Males.	Females.	Total.
January	3,147	1,014	4,161
April	2,339	925	3,264
July	2,457	776	3,233
October	2,945	957	3,902
December (estimate)	3,255	989	4,244

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No evidence is available to indicate the effect which unemployment may have on the health
or physique of the population, and no conditions of occupation have come to light which would
appear to have had a prejudicial effect on health.

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Table: General Summary of Vital Statistics.

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Table: The following table shows the population distributed among the Wards in the proportions recorded at the Census of 1931. All rates for 1937 quoted in this report are based on these figures.

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